I put the fabric into a hoop and stitched them all with embroidery thread rather than wool.

The finished embroideries were ironed onto fusible buckram,

trimmed to size and put into the heart frames.

Another little 'to do' job done :)

I'm off to the E.G. Airdrie branch tonight
Last time I was there everyone was making name badges to be finished to wear for next time

This is mine worked in Satin stitch, French knots and Double knots on hand dyed and frayed fabric
I wrapped it round a piece of card and slip stitched the back of it and added a brooch bar.
I think we will be starting new projects tonight
I'm looking forward to it :)

Thursday, 24 January 2013

This is a little pentagon shaped sewing box which I have been working on for a few weeks

I started on this in October when I joined Airdrie branch of Embroiderers Guild with my sister Theresa

I'm delighted to have finally finished it.

I enjoyed making it, making a box like this has been on my to do list for a long time,

but it's a very time consuming project very precise in the construction. I adapted a lot of the construction from gluing pieces together to stitching, I'm not a fan of glue as a permanent hold in fabric.
I like the shape of it and there is plenty of storage space inside for little things.

the little thread holder is a length of willow covered in the fabric,
the instructions called for using a pencil to hold a reel of thread

but I wanted to make use of these metal spools which I used with old sewing machines, I no longer have,
so they are a nice little reminder, also means I can store more thread colours in there ;)

I bought the fabric a while ago because I liked it but with no special project in mind
I think it perfect for the box, I love the colours and the pattern.

There is a tiny crystal stitched to each point on the lid and a bead tassel to the top

The lid is padded with wadding, so it can be used as a pincushion too.
another project complete!

Sunday, 20 January 2013

A T-Shirt to Bag How To
I couldn't find another tutorial on the Internet when I was looking to make this so hopefully it will be useful to all those mums out there with little girls who don't like to let go of that favourite t-shirt.
This is Charlotte's favourite T-shirt of all time!

she got it for her 2nd birthday

and when it got too short

I added a bit from another outgrown t-shirt onto the bottom,
stitched in place with a few French knots....

..and she wore it for another few months....she grows very slowly

Now its just too tight, so she has finally agreed that its too small

but just the perfect size for a little bag don't you think?

First of all I cut the body section off just below the arms and
the cap sleeves away from the upper body and long thinner part of the sleeves

from some old blue sheeting I cut a piece for the inner bag

I have not used any measurements its just all guesswork

joined the cap sleeves together

pin onto one side of inner

and stitch in place

cut double length folded piece of fabric roughly the size of the other side

make a pocket by stitching on 3 sides

insert interfacing

should look like this

pin to other side folded unstitched edge at the top

stitch both pockets in place on 3 sides to create inner pockets

stabiliser on the back makes stitching tshirt fabric much easier
fold inner section in half and stitch along the bottom and up the side to make the inner bag

next take shirt body and turn inside out this will be the outer

machine along the bottom

stitch across each of the corners

turn outer right side out

put inner inside outer and fold edge in and pin, sew together

sew strips of the fabric from the arms together to make a long strap
I also used a decorative stitch along the length,
and hand stitch to each side of the bag

all done!

perfect size for her new dolls pushchair
I hope you find this tutorial useful and would love to see one if you make it.
Yvonne x

Tuesday, 15 January 2013

So its a new year and as usual it takes me a while to get that first post up and running! that's not to say I haven't been busy, in fact I have been doing lots of stitching and have worked on five, yes five different projects over the past three weeks.

This is the first one I want to share, 2 tags for the new theme of A~Z over at Tag Tuesday
I'm going to use this new A~Z theme to build a little stitchery tag book, to remind me that there are other stitches out there other than the two or three favourite ones that I use, perhaps by doing this I will incorporate a better variety of stitches into my work,

this is last weeks tag

A for Algerian Eye stitch here it is used in the flowers

and this weeks

B for Bullion knots and Back stitch

The letter monograms are about an inch tall and from a vintage iron on transfer sheet
which my Mother gave me it was a free gift from the 'Woman' magazine, which reads

"Woman" The National Home Weekly - NoW.360.A

I have no idea how old it is but I'm looking forward to stitching through the alphabet.

There is something quite satisfying about doing a little bit of neat and traditional stitching now and again.
more pictures of more stitching to follow....
Hope you are all starting the new year full of new things, plans and projects x

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Here in my little garden studio I explore, experiment and create with fabric, thread, beads, buttons, paper and paint. I’m always working on more than one project at a time. . . you know how it is :) enjoy your visit.